The Most Famous
CONDUCTORS from Ukraine
This page contains a list of the greatest Ukrainian Conductors. The pantheon dataset contains 128 Conductors, 2 of which were born in Ukraine. This makes Ukraine the birth place of the 14th most number of Conductors behind Croatia, and Venezuela.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Ukrainian Conductors of all time. This list of famous Ukrainian Conductors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Stanisław Skrowaczewski (1923 - 2017)
With an HPI of 52.34, Stanisław Skrowaczewski is the most famous Ukrainian Conductor. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.
Stanislaw Pawel Stefan Jan Sebastian Skrowaczewski (Polish: [staˌɲiswaf skrɔvaˈt͡ʂɛfskʲi]; October 3, 1923 – February 21, 2017) was a Polish-American classical conductor and composer.
2. Aleksandr Gauk (1893 - 1963)
With an HPI of 50.45, Aleksandr Gauk is the 2nd most famous Ukrainian Conductor. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.
Alexander Vassilievich Gauk (Russian: Алекса́ндр Васи́льевич Га́ук; 15 August [O.S. 3 August] 1893 – 30 March 1963) was a Soviet conductor and composer.
3. Jascha Horenstein (1898 - 1973)
With an HPI of 49.37, Jascha Horenstein is the 3rd most famous Ukrainian Conductor. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Jascha Horenstein (Russian: Яша Горенштейн; 6 May [O.S. 24 April] 1898 – 2 April 1973) was an American conductor.
People
Pantheon has 3 people classified as Ukrainian conductors born between 1893 and 1923. Of these 3, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Ukrainian conductors include Stanisław Skrowaczewski, Aleksandr Gauk, and Jascha Horenstein. As of April 2024, 1 new Ukrainian conductors have been added to Pantheon including Jascha Horenstein.
Deceased Ukrainian Conductors
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Stanisław Skrowaczewski
1923 - 2017
HPI: 52.34
Aleksandr Gauk
1893 - 1963
HPI: 50.45
Jascha Horenstein
1898 - 1973
HPI: 49.37
Newly Added Ukrainian Conductors (2024)
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Which Conductors were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 3 most globally memorable Conductors since 1700.
